18/00065 - SAN Replacement Programme

Purpose:

The current infrastructure to
support the hardware, is end of life and is very costly to run and
maintain on an annual basis. Support and maintenance cannot be
secured when the current agreement comes to an end as parts are
obsolete. Whilst the Council could proceed without support and
maintenance this is integral to supporting KCC’s ICT services
and there would be a significant business risk to the Council if
this was to fail.

Decision:

The Cabinet Member for
Corporate & Democratic Services authorises the Director of
Infrastructure in consultation with the Cabinet Member for
Corporate and Democratic Services to award the contract(s) for the
provision of a replacement storage solution including the necessary
contractual negotiations and enter into any subsequent necessary
legal agreements.